Breaking News: IIT's plan for supercomputer hanged due to chip shortage in Bihar latest news update 2022
Latest News Update On 25 August 2022: The plan to install a super computer at IIT Patna has been put on hold due to the chip crisis. Initially it was planned to start by the end of August. This supercomputer is to be installed in nine institutions of the country under the National Super Computing Mission. IIT Patna has also been selected among these nine institutes by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Director of IIT Patna Prof. TN Singh said that this problem is not only related to IIT Patna, but other services have also been affected by the chip shortage. Once the chip is available, the installation process will start.
In the first phase, supercomputers have been installed in ten premium institutions of the country. In Phase II, on the initiative of the Department of Science and Technology and Ministry of Information Technology, the responsibility of implementing this mission has been given to CDAC, Pune and Indian Institute of Science Bangalore. A few months ago, it was installed at the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore on the most powerful supercomputer ever, Param Praveg. The speed of this supercomputer will be 3.3 petaflops. One petaflop per second is equal to operating a return multiplied by 15 of 10.
It is capable of performing innumerable calculations in the blink of an eye. Experts say that most of the chip to be used in this supercomputer is imported from Taiwan, but its imports have been affected a lot for the last few months. Along with this, its demand has also increased a lot during the Corona period. Due to this there is a huge gap between demand and supply.
Where it can be used
Bihar has the potential for its wide use in the fields of education, medicine, weather forecasting, climate change studies, research and studies. After the joining of institutions with supercomputers, there is going to be a big change in the environment in terms of research and research in the state. It can also be used for research purposes like astronomy, physics, molecular science. It will also have a major role in engineering and design. The use of this supercomputer is in the fields of medicine, education, climate change, weather forecasting, flood studies, biotechnology, dress designing, robotics, artificial intelligence, infrastructure. This updated super computer will breathe new life into the MSME and start up revolution. The engineering colleges and polytechnic colleges of the state will also get the benefit.
- The Ministry of Science and Technology is preparing to install it on the initiative of the Government of India.
About two hundred computers installed in the lab
The lab of IIT Patna has already been upgraded a lot. About 200 computers have been installed in the institute recently. However, the installation was also delayed significantly ahead of schedule due to lack of semiconductor chip.
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